Vending cabinet



Oct. 21, 1930. w. ci KINNIE 1,779,240

VENDING CABINET Original Filed Oct. 22, 1926 Patented Oct. 21, 1930 UNITED srATEs f.

P TE NT, OFFICE w. CARL KINNI'E, or ROCKFORD, rumors, ASSIGNOR To r. H. WARD (20., or nooxronn,

' rumors, A FIRM coMrosEn 0F nummnxmmn VENDING- CABINET Original application filed October, 22, 1926, Serial 1102143368. Divided and this application filed I November 14, 1929.

This invention relates to a novel Vending for the keeping thereof in wholesome and has a display rack therein on which the nuts in tissue Wrappers may be placed to be removed by the customer himself upon raising the lid. It is the principal object of my ina taken out of the cabinet, so that there will be little or no likelihood of his sustaining losses through theft, and at the same'time, the I merchandise is handy enough for the cus-' tomer to get atand hence more inducement for him to purchase.

This application is a divisionof my application Serial No. 143,368, filed October 22,

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figures 1 and 2 are vertical cross sections through a vending cabinet made in accordance with my invention, the former being taken through the middle of the cabinet and the latter through one end thereof.

The cabinet comprises a wooden base 5 having rubber knobs 6 on the under side thereof to, support the cabinet slightly raised from a show case or other convenient support on which it may be placed. The intention is to have the cabinet easily accessible to the customer who mayhelp himself to wrappers of nuts 7 contained therein. as at 9 to the wooden back 10, may be raised by the customer from in front of the cabinet.

A sign 11 is suitably fastened to the top of the lid to designate the different varieties of nuts suitably arranged in rows on the rack 12 with-I in the cabinet. The lid 8 is preferably of glass, as are also the side and front walls, so

' that the contents of the cabinet are visible from practically all sides. In the raising of the lid, the customer causes the sounding of a bell 15 which attracts the" attention of the shop keeper, who then approaches and colnutritious condition. n'eath the rack 12 insidethe cabinet, and is This cabinet is of the self-serve type and the hinge 9, fastened thereto.

the raisingof the lid 8 sufiiciently to remove to go unnoticed.

The lid 8, hinged attract attention to the; cabinet.

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lects the amount of the sale,so that there no chance of his sustaining loss through theft.

I The bell 15 is mounted on a'bracket 16 in a concealed place, as, for example, be-

5 preferably of the type commonly vusedo'n 5 bicycles which have a finger piece or other actuating element 17 projecting therefrom, as shown. In its application in the cabinet, the I finger piece' 17 is arranged tobe operated by a compression spring 18 and a; plunger 19 engaging opposite sides thereof. I .The plunger 19 and spring '18 are concealed in a hole 20 drilled from the upper end ofthe back wall 10. 'The finger piece 17 projects into an opening 21 v in between the spring 18' and plunger 19. f The upper end of the. plunger, 19 is rounded, as shown, and rides against the inside of the lid proper or'against one leaf of Obviously, in

awrapper of nuts, the'customer will 'unwittingly sound the alarm and is not likely to do this without attracting the attention of the shop keeper. In the raisingof the lid, the spring 18 actuates the finger piece 17 and,

t on the closing of the lid, the plunger 19 repeats the operation.

There are thus two distinct alarms sounded which are not apt It is obvious that a'case of this kind minimizes the losses through theft and at thesame time tends to stimulate business, because the merchandise is displayed in such away that it is handy for the customer to help himself.

In closing, it will be observed that a; display light 22 is also mounted in the cabinet beneath the tray 12. The socket 23 for this light has a thermostatic unit therein arranged to cause the light to flash on and off better to The light also furnishes suflicient heatto keep the contents of the cabinet thoroughly free from moisture from without by dryingthe-incoming fresh air. The air is taken in through an opening 24 in the bottom of the caseand rises through the openings 25 in the tray 12 and circulates about the wrappers of nuts 7 and finally leaves the cabinet by a number of outlet openings 26. Screens are provided at 27 and 28 to keep out insects.

I claim:

1. In a cabinet comprising a substantially closed case, a closure such as a lid aiiording access to the inside of said case and hinged for swinging movement to and from closed position, an alarm bell, said bell having a finger piece extending therefrom tothe wall of the case arranged when moved to sound the bell, and means adjacent the hinged end of the closure arranged to operate the bell in the swinging movement of said closure, said means comprising a plunger engaging the finger piece for moving the same in one direction, and a spring for moving said finger piece normally in the other direction.

2. In a cabinet comprising a substantially closed case having a lid closing the open top thereof and hinged on one wall of the case for swinging movement to and from closed position, an alarm bell, and means substanitally entirely received and concealed. within a vertical wall of the case for operation by the hinged end of the lid to operate the bell in the swinging movement of said lid, said means comprising a plunger received in a hole bored into said wall downwardly from the top thereof, there being a slot provided in said wall near the lower end of said hole opening into the same and there being a linger piece on said alarm bell extending through said slot for engagement by the lower end of said plunger, the slot permitting movement of the finger piece with the plunger whereby the same is arranged to be moved in one direction by the plunger in the closing of said lid, and a coiled compression spring seated in the lower end of said hole and engaging the underside of the finger piece, said spring being placed under compression in the closing of said lid and being arranged to move the finger piece in the opposite direction when the lid is raised and at the same time raise the plunger for subsequent depression by the lid. in the closing thereof.

3. In a cabinet of the character described comprising a substantially closed case, a lid affording access to the inside of said case and hinged for swinging movement to and from closed position, an alarm bell having a member extending therefrom and arranged to be moved to sound the bell, means arranged to operate the bell in the swinging movement of the lid, said means comprising a plunger member operated by the lid for moving the first member in one direction, and spring means for moving one of said members nor-- mally in the opposite direction.

In witness of the foregoing I aflix my sig nature.

W. CARL KINNIE. 

